Male Hair Loss

Male Hair Loss
There are many reasons for hair loss in male ranging from genetics or family history of hair loss, daily or work life stress etc. Hair loss may be genetic or non-genetic. The following section briefs you about few top causes of hair loss and treatment for it.
The most important type of hair loss in males is male pattern baldness or Androgenetic Alopecia. Almost 70% to 80 % of ....Read More

Male Hair Loss

Male Hair Loss

There are many reasons for hair loss in male ranging from genetics or family history of hair loss, daily or work life stress etc. Hair loss may be genetic or non-genetic. The following section briefs you about few top causes of hair loss and treatment for it.

The most important type of hair loss in males is male pattern baldness or Androgenetic Alopecia. Almost 70% to 80 % of males suffer from male pattern baldness. The main causes of hair loss in men are usually changing in eating habits or crash dieting, change in environment or stress induced due to work or personal reasons. HairMD- hair loss clinic in Pune, provides our patients with proven hair loss treatment which are based on 28+ years of successful clinical experience Dr Dhananjay Chavan, MBBS, DDV & proven medical research. The mainstay of treatment for male pattern hair loss is finasteride and minoxidil. Finasteride blocks the hormones i.e. 5 alpha reductase in the body which are responsible for hair loss. Minoxidil increases blood flow to the scalp and promotes hair growth in bald patches or spots. Apart from finasteride and minoxidil various procedures like platelet rich plasma therapy (PRP), mesotherapy, micro-needling (derma roller), low-level laser light therapy (LLLT) are some of the ways to treat hair loss.

In PRP for hair loss, concentrated growth factors are extracted from the blood of the patient and then transferred back to the scalp of the patient. In micro-needling (derma roller for hair loss treatment) thousands of micro punctures are created in patient’s scalp with the help of derma roller. These micro punctures result in the release of intrinsic growth factors at that site stimulate hair growth.

In low-level laser light therapy (LLLT), light from a cold laser (red laser waves) is delivered to the hair, this laser light stimulates the hair follicles for faster growth. This treatment is US FDA approved for hair loss problem. In mesotherapy growth peptides, plane stem cell extract and various other growth factors are delivered locally to our hair. All these treatment procedures along with medicine are responsible for the great results. We are able to give to our patients suffering from hair loss.

Your Question:- Sir I have done PRP and started using minoxidil solution but I had dandruff after using the solution.

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Hair loss is one of the major problems, everyone is suffering nowadays, seen among all group of people. Teenage and middle age people are seen suffering a lot from hair loss. Very common type of hair loss is male Patten hair loss, female Patten hair loss, alopecia areata, hair thinning, telogen effluvium.

There are various treatments for hair regrowth or controlling hair fall, among which let’s discuss PRP treatment today.

PRP treatment: It is one of the most common and used treatments for hair loss and also called Platelets rich plasma. It is a non-invasive treatment, in which a dermatologist takes out 10 to 40 ml of blood from you and then centrifuges it for 20 to 25 mins and then doctor extract uses the pale yellow color plasma and inject on to the scalp. This solution helps to penetrate and give strength to your scalp and improves the blood circulation. Repetitively this procedure should be done once in one month, under the guidance of your dermatologist. Roughly 6 to 8 settings are required to improve your scalp and the hair roots. This is one of the safe and best treatment not only for hair loss but this treatment is done for skin rejuvenation, tennis elbow etc.

Talking about medication: Minoxidil is one of the most used medication for hair loss. According to dermatologist medication and treatment should go hand and hand. When we talk about medication, this is one of the US FDA approved medication, which is widely used. This medication most patients use, without dermatologist prescription and then they encounter with so many side effects. Make sure don’t follow any medication blindly without dermatologist concern. Minoxidil is having different %, (from 2% to 10%) depending on the patient's hair condition only should be used. No overdosage of the medication should be used, without your doctor’s consultation.

Minoxidil and PRP is a good combination to control hair loss and helps to stimulate new hair regrowth. Before starting hair transplantation, PRP and minoxidil should be used at least for 3 to 6 months, to get excellent results.

Along with this treatment, if you are suffering from dandruff then can use ketoconazole-containing shampoo; this is a mild and great shampoo to be used.